Improvement in lawn-seats



W. B. MEDGALF.

LawnSeats.

NO.142,927. Patented Septembgr l6,l873.

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFIGE.

WILLIAM G. MEDOALF, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT lhl LAWN-SEATS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 142,929, datedSeptember 16, 1873; application filed May 21. 1873. v

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM CHRISTO- PHER MEDOALF, of the city ofRochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have inventeda certain new and useful Improvement in Lawn-Seats; and I do hereby.

declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe construction and operation of the same.

My invention consists of a seat having its ends or supports formed ofstrap-metal bent in a peculiar way, as hereafter described, and andunited by wooden slats bolted thereto, said slats forming the seatproper and back.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an end elevation; Fig. 2, a front elevationFig. 3, a view similar to Fig. 1,. but showing a modification.

A A represent the ends or standards, and B B B represent the slats. Eachof the ends A A is made from a single piece of strapmetal of propersize, which is bent into the form shown. The back a; stands upright,having the proper curve for the attachment of the slats. The part b isthen bent to form the seat. A loop, 0, is then formed, which gives ,theproper curve to the front of the seat, and

also forms the front support or leg which supports the device. The strapis then carried upward to form the bend d, which may either extend clearto the top to form the support to the part cl, to which it is bolted, orit may extend only part way up, and a spring, f, may be interposedbetween parts 11 and d, as shown in Fig. 1. From the bend d-the strap iscarried downward and backward, and bent at the bottom to form the loopg, which constitutes the rear standard or leg of .the seat.

' The slats B B are secured to these end supports simply by boltingorriveting, as shown at h h. 'lwo supports, one at each end, will begenerally found sufficient, but intermediate ones may be used, ifdesired.

One advantage of this construction is the extreme cheapness andlightness of the device, and itsgreat strength, Another advantageresults from the peculiar form of the straps, in which the back, theseat, and the elasticity and yieldingness which obviates the rigidityexperienced in cast-iron or wooden ends. This is especially the casewith the back of the seat, which is quite elastic. Another advantageresults from securing the slats directly to the ends by bolting, therebymaking the slats themselves form the stiffening across, instead ofconnecting the ends by an independent framing of iron or wood.

A special advantage results from the use of the interposed spring f,which is preferably 1 made of the half-circular or curved form shown.This spring practically allows a disconnection ofthe upper and lowerparts of the frame, by which a free elastic rocking action is secured,and yet keeps them properly together. In addition to this, it has theordinary function of a spring, to give a vertical elasticity to theseat.

In'addition to lawn use, this seat may be used in any other mannerdesired for instance, in halls and on verandas.

Having thus fully described my invention, whatI claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A seat constructed with end supports A A, made of strap-metal in asingle piece, bent or formed into the back a, seat b, and legs orsupports 0 g, with standard-brace d, as shown and described, inconnection with slats B B, which are bolted or riveted directly to saidside supports, substantially as specified.

2. In combination with the' side supports A, bent so as to form an upperand lower half, the sprin g f interposed between the said parts, in themanner and for the purpose specified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM G. MEDOALF. Witnesses:

R. F. Osaoon,

HENRY M. THOMAS.

